Star Wars: Forced Unleashed review

I LOVE STAR WARS! YEAH.

THE STORY:
      Anyway, Forced Unleashed is an awesome twist on the the star wars games. It takes place between episodes 3 and 4 in the movie series. Darth Vader and the emperor are taking over and the rebel army has yet to be made. You start off as Vader and you are on the planet of the wookies (whatever its called) hunter down one of the last jedi. You find him and and kill him but come into contact with his son. You sense the power coming from him so you decide to take him as an apprentice without the knowledge of the emperor. Fast forward many years and your roughly somewhere in your twenties and have taken on Vaders job of hunting down the rest of the jedi. Through most the story you remain Vader's slave and do his biding even after he nearly kills you.  At some point Vader instructs you to leave and start the rebel alliance to draw out the remaining forces and kill them. Of course when you do you start to view the darkside as bad and slowing turn good. In the end it is still however your choice to be good or bad though.
 
     Whats fun about this game is that it doesn't have to follow the well known story of star wars already. Its still true to the themes but has its own unique story in which you'll be drawn to keep playing. The controls are easy quick to learn and there are lots of unique force powers you can use such as force push, force lighting, blast wave and many others. You'll travel the universe and see many different planets. You'll fight in forests, on space ships and in junk yards. You will also get an opportunity to fight many different monsters and bosses. What makes this game even more fun is that the environment is destructible. Charging up my force push and using it on a group of peeps and having it destory trees, rocks, structures, is awesome. This is by far one of the best and interesting star wars games out there.

My Brother

     I don't remember much of my oldest brother Andrew living at home. He's 12 years older then me so he was in college before not long after I can remember. He was always my favorite brother, probably because I did not have to deal with him that much, but since coming to VCU I've gotten closer to him and his family. Andrew, Jonelle and their daughter, my niece, Reagan live in Charlottesville, Va which is only about 45min. from here. I really enjoy going there. It's kind of in the mountains/farmland area and its almost like a different world there from here. I can actually see the stars. All of them. Last time I was there I saw 2 shooting stars and I could see the milky way. Sure its kind of creepy up there at night, but I love it all. Except the ridiculous amount of stink bugs there.
     But Andrew has always been sort of a role model for me. He doesn't make a lot of money but he still seems happy. He does what he wants up there basically and has lots of friends. He has been places and experience things I've wanted to and did it without the need for a ton of money.
      Also last time I was there we made a big old fire and just sat outside for hours and talked. It was awesome. I just love it there. I feel stress free when Im there and with them

In Defense of the Rainforest

           Everyones probably tired of hearing it, but seriously, people need to stop with the cutting down of rainforest and trees in general. I mean its basically one of the most important parts of life here on Earth. The trees make oxygen here and last i checked we need that to live. So knowing that we need trees to live, companies continue to chop them down like its no big deal. And suuuure you can plant a tree to make up for the fact but that'll take what, like 30 years to get big enough. 

          Now I understand that people need places to live and expansion is inevitable but still, something needs to be done. Which is another point I believe. People are our own worst enemies. Over population will kill us, add in pollution and war and we are just a ticking time bomb. Back to the point though. We need to stop this mass chopping down of rainforest. Not only does it destroy the trees but also the animal and wildlife there. We are just killing thousands of trees and who knows how many animals. 

        I've already start planting my own little pine tree in my dorm. Started out from a seed. Everyone should try it. Plant some sort of plant and let it grow. Help out the earth here

Heavy Rain

        Another game because games are what I know so I actually like writing about them. This may contain spoilers. Not a lot but because I haven't played it in a couple of months I don't remember the order of events. Don't worry I won't give away the ending.

       Heavy Rain isn't like your typical game. Theres not much action. No gun shooting or face bashing. What it lacks in fast-paced action it makes up for in quick thinking and lots of suspense. It will test your own morals as a person also. The actions you choose could get your character killed off. I guess I would describe the game as a mystery game where you have to solve a mystery from the point of view of 4 different characters.
      The story in the beginning shows a happy family. Mom, dad and two sons. They are all well off and seem happy. From the beginning you play as the main character, the dad. In the first setting you are in your house. Everyone is gone and you are just waking up. As soon as your awake you take control of your character. You'll soon find that there is no run feature (unless the story calls for running), and simple actions such as opening your door or cabinet don't just require the quick push of the X button. You actually have to move the joystick in the fashion you would open the door. You have to rotate the joystick to turn on the shower. The game is not meant to be fast, but rather slow to let you pick up on all the details.
    So back to the story, basically one of the sons gets killed in the beginning and your family falls about and you start to care less and less about yourself. As this is all going on the Origami Killer in on the loose kidnapping children and killing them it seems. Well of course your only other child gets kidnapped and since you already lost one child you are determined to save this one. Thus begins the crazy stuff you would have to do to get him back. And that my friends is the moral of the story. DON'T TAKE YOUR CHILDREN OR YOUR OWN LIFE FOR GRANTED. Anyway at this point you've probably met the other characters. The mysterious private detective looking for the killer. The drug addict super FBI guy with some weird special glasses. And the sexy reporter trying to make a good story. You play as all these people and try to solve the mystery through there eyes.
       But its not all just looking for clues. There is some action to do. For instance the killer tells the day that he must drive in the rain on the opposite side of traffic for like a minute while going like over 50mph. This requires fast controlling and quick reflexes. There is also when the killer puts you in the room and requires that you cut off one of your fingers on video for him. There are multiple tools on the room to use. Knife, Saw, Fire. All sorts of crap. Theres also when you are forced to kill someone else too.
        Now I say forced to, but you actually don't have to. You can just give up on the first task if you wanted too. At any point in the game you can choose, as the dad, not to save your son. But thats the fun of the game. To see how far you would go. What would you do to save your son?

"Hey"
"Hey"
"So here we are again"
"Yep"
*sigh* "So why did you call me here?"
"I...I don't really know. I just wanted to see you"
"Oh.....well why did you want to see me now? We see each other every day in school"
"Do I need a reason to see you?"
"No..I guess not. It's just things have been different and weird lately"
"Oh how so?"
"Well you know-"
"No I don't know. Please explain"
"There's no need to get testy"
"Sorry"
"Anyway.. Its just lately I think we've both been feeling weird towards eachother"
" I guess...I guess I kind of...kind of like you"
"Yeah and I kind of like you"
"Thats why I brought you here really. To tell you how I felt"
"I'm glad you did. I think maybe things can move forward now that it's out in the open"
"Move forward like how?"
"I dont no. Like things won't be so awkward and maybe...maybe we can be 'together'"
"Yeah I'd like that. A lot"
"Good"
*kiss*

Demon's Soul's

So this is my review blog about a game that I've fallen in love with, so if you don't care for video games then get out. Naw you can stay.

    The game is called Demon's Souls. Its a somewhat new game made for the PS3. The story is that some creepy ass fog has invaded this kingdom (and apparently other areas) and with it, a bunch of ugly, dumb, horrible demons. Your job is, of course, to be the hero and come out of no where and destroy all these Demon's Souls. I am sure simple and cliché come to mind when you think of this right? WRONG! This has to be on of the most difficult games made. Especially if you beat it once and play through again. Even the game developers say your supposed to die. Here is a list I've compiled of why its so hard.


                                                        Why Demon's Souls will Kick Your Ass 

• The form of currency in this game is souls. Whatever you kill  you get souls. Big demons, little demons, all kinds of demons drop souls. It's what you use to buy items, upgrade, and level up. Well that all good and dandy but when you get killed in the game (which will happen 100s of times) you lose your souls. All of them. Hope is not lost though. You can run back to where you died and pick up the souls and you get them all back. Unless of course you die again on the way back to get your souls, then they are gone forever. Goodbye 60,000 souls.
• Assuming you are fighting monsters roughly your level it really only takes 3-4 hits for a monster to kill you.
• Numerous pitfalls and traps that always kill you in one hit.
• The weapons and armor require a hefty amount of skill to use
• Boss fights, while can be glitched and taken advantage of, are extremely difficult and long
• As if the demons themselves weren't bad enough, there is the possibility of an actual player invading your world and killing you for no reason.
• Probably some other crap I can't remember

Yeah looks tough. Why even try it. Well as I said before, you are meant to die in this game. Multiple times. But what you get from this game isn't one that is forgiving or just gives you a slap on the wrist for dying. Oh no no no. Demon's Souls will test your ability as a gamer to make tough decisions and think before you act. No longer can you run in there as the bad ass, huge sword wielding, mother fucker that you are. You actually have to hide behind your shield and calculate if its actually a good idea to go that way. 

     So if you love difficult, long video games (and you actually have a PS3), then Demon's Soul's is the perfect game for you. 

Hell yes you have to fight that shit.